ION institute of neurodiversityThe Institute Of Neurodiversity is a global neurodiversity member organisation. Our goal is to bring together one million neurominority people, and our allies, from 100 countries.
We are a charity headquartered in Switzerland with chapters around the world. |
“ION is a global organisation bringing together neurominority people and our allies to form a world-spanning neurodiversity community. Our purpose is to change the world to be equal and inclusive, where neurominority people are understood, represented, accepted and valued equally to everyone else.”
ION’s visionION’s vision is to be a significant part of developing a world where neurominority individuals are spotlighted for positive things as opposed to negative and to help create a world where neurominority individuals feel accepted, represented, included, empowered and heard.
ION is creating a global Neurodiversity community where we are all accepted for who we are and where differences are embraced and celebrated. Through coming together and forming a powerful coalition, neurominority individuals build a stronger voice and agency in the world.
ION’s valuesEquality Kindness Honesty Courage RespectION’s purposeThe Institute of Neurodiversity’s PURPOSE is to influence for an equal, inclusive world in which neurominority people are well understood, represented, and valued equally to all other people. |
What is neurodiversity?Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world in many different ways. There is no “right” way of behaving, learning and thinking. Neurodiverse groups include ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and Tourette syndrome. People who are ‘neurotypical’ are those whose brain works in the way that society expects. Neurodiversity describes these natural variations in the human brain, which affect sociability, learning, attention and mood. Judy Singer, the sociologist, coined the term in 1998 and journalist Harvey Blume helped to popularise the word. The medical profession groups neurominority people into diagnostic conditions. ION follows the social model of disability believing that it is society placing limits on us, not our neurodivergence. Where are neurominority people?We are present everywhere in society, like a vertical slice of the global population. We’re within all:
We are in each layer and colour, in the glue that binds the layers, and the icing on the top. We are in the candles – shining lights on all parts of society, through our different-but-complementary minds. |
Who is Catherine anyway?
Published Author
Singularity University
Head of Social Media - Bordeaux Chapter Singularity University.
Mastermind Experience
Coach to Entrepreneurs & Elite members of DEA
Mental Fitness Coach
Speaker at Global Summit Event during 1st Global lockdown 2020.
Certificates
Public Speaker for the region...
Elected to speak before 3500 people for the study we had done concerning Saturday schools for the kindergartens of Val de Marne.
FOUNDING MEMBER ION FRANCE
ION President of ION France, Global Steering Group and starting ION in various countries, France, Panama, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, Philippines...
Global Organising Committee for UN event WAAD 23 & 24
On the organisation committee of the event with the United Nations 🇺🇳, responsible for getting neurominority speakers, head of video team.
Parent rep - president of associations
Having 4 children and wanting to push what's best for them was president of UNAAPE (public) & APEL (pirvate) two non political associations.
Founding Member Veggie Pride (Paris 2001)
